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May 20, 2024
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JM 736 - Special Topics in Homeland Security: the Impact On National and International Jurisprudence (3 units)
Assess the impact of security threat groups and homeland security on national and international law and case law.
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identify the constitutional law and federal statutes that provide authority for our war on terrorism and homeland security efforts, including FISA, the USA Patriot Act and others.
2. locate and explain the policy objectives and methods of the Bush Administration as it has undertaken to promote freedom in the world and ensure security in our country.
3. delineate tactics and plans the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ispursuing to identify terrorists, regulate travel, secure our borders, and promote the safety of our country.
4. understand and discuss the different viewpoints on the use of enhanced interrogation, torture, indefinite detention and other issues involving “enemy combatants” and others held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
5. articulate the constitutional issues confronting the courts in the United States as they begin to scrutinize the methods utilized in our war on terrorism.
6. summarize the rulings of America’s federal courts and judicial authorities in other nations on recent cases filed by those who have been arrested, captured and detained since 9/11.
7. recognize and discuss legal issues regarding the future of habeas corpus, use of military tribunals, domestic and foreign wiretapping and other major questions raised in our pursuit of homeland security.
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